Safety hanger



March 6, 1928. 1,661,516

S. S. VINEBERG SAFETY HANGER Filed June 23, 1923 Patented Mar. 6, 1928.

UNITED STATES 1,661,516- PATENT OFFICE.

SA UEL s. VINEBERG, or WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA.

SAFETY HANGER.

Application filed June 23, 1923, Serial No.

The invention relates to improvements in safety hangers and particularly to a hanger for supporting hats, caps, coats and such like garments, and an object of the inven- 5 tion is to provide a hanger which can be locked to prevent the removal of the hats or garments suspended or hung from the hanger. y

A further-object is to construct the device I such that it is ke controlledand such that the one hanging t e garments or hats on the hanger can. lock the same on the hanger and take the key away with him and upon returning can unlock them and after having unclosed them cannot remove the inserted,

key.

A further object is to construct the appliance such that it cannot become locked unless a hat or garment, or such like, is suspended therefrom. a

A still further object is to construct a. device particularly for use in hotels, restaurants, and other public buildings.

A further object is to construct the article such that it will have a pleasing appearance and so that it can be manufactured at comparatively small cost. lfVith the above more important objects in view the invention consists essentially in the arrangment and construction of parts hereinafter more particularly described and later pointed out in the appended claims, reference bein had to the accompanying drawing in WhlCh:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the pletehanger. a

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed verticalsectional view centrally through the hanger.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed horizontal sectional view at 33 Fig. '2 and showing the key turned one quarter of a revolution.

Fig. 4 is a face viewof the upperend of the hanger and showing the key inserted.

a In the drawing likecharacters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several figures.

The back or body 1 of the hanger is in the form of an elongated metallic plate provided with suitable openings whereby the same can be fastened by screws 2, or such like, to a wall or rack. At the upperend the plate is provided with a housing 3 for working parts later described and at the lower end it is provided with a hook 4 and beneath this The rear end of the rocker with an outstanding post 5. In the present 647,368, and in Canada February 12, 1923.

instance the hook and post are cast as an integral part of the plate. Between the" hook and the housing I locate a hat hook or post 6 which is adapted to support a hat, cap, or such like placed thereon. It is pointed also thatthe hook 4 is located above the post 5 and is positioned such that upon a coat or similar garment being suspended from the said hook the material of the coat will naturally hang down over the outer end of the post 5. A locking-lever 7 is provided, the locking lever havingthe upper end entering the housing and pivotally con nected thereto by a pivot pin 8. The lever presents an outstanding arm 9 and a downwardly extending arm 10, the arm 10 being oll set towards the lower end andterminating in a handle 11. In its lower position the lever normally engages the outer ends of the posts 5 and 6, as best shown in Figure 2.

Within the housing I locate a cross shaft 12 which, in the present instance pivotally supports two rocking arms 13 and 14 and a locking catch 15; In the horizontal .position the rear endsof the rocking arms are adapted to'engage with a stationary cross bar 16 passing across the housing, being pulled towards the bar by suitable springs 17and18.. i

The rear end of the short arm 13 is provided with a down'hanging pivoted substantially L-shaped leg 19, the lower end of which is adapted to engage with and ride the upper hooked end 20 of the lever 7, and the catch 15 is adapted under certain conditions, as later explained, to engage the hooked end 20 of the lever and lock the same against movement. The catch 15 is normally pulled towards the hooked end of the lever by a coiled spring 21. I 1 l arm 14 is connected to a'vertically disposed shifting bar 22 which passes down centrally behind the plate 1 in a suitable recess or slot 23 provided. a Y

A pin 24.- is slidably mounted in the post 6 and a further pin 25 is slidably mounted in the post 5. a The rear ends of these pins are pivotally connected to hell cranks 26 and 27 pivotally mounted behind the plate land the bell cranks are pivotally attached to the bar 22', the arrangement being such that in the in or back shifting of the pins the bar 22 rises. Normallythe forward ends of the pins protrude beyond the forward ends of the posts and they are adapted to enter pockets 28 and 529 provided in the arms 7 (see Fig. 2).

A key 30 is supplied to control the rocker arms and catch, the key being inserted through a suitable sleeve 31 provided, and being litted at the outer end with a not'cli'32 which adapted to receive the edge of a keeper plate located at the forward end of the sleeve. A slot 3-1: is provided in the keeper plate, which allows the key to enter and after it has entered in a liat lying position and has been turned to the vertical position as shown in l ig. 1 it cannot be removed owing to the fact that the edge o'llhe keeper plate is in the notch 32.

The key is provided with a slot 35 for the arm Li, a slot 36 for the arm 13, and a projecting tongue or striker 37 for the catch 15, it being here observed that the said catch is provided with an extending arm 15.

Normally the parts are in the unlocked position as shown in Fig. 2, the key being in place and in the vertical position as shown. Here it will be observed that the tongue 37 of the key is engaged with the arm 15 of the catch 15 and that the said *atch by such engagement is held clear ot the hooked end of the lever 7.

Upon a party desiring to place his hat and coat on the hanger he simply grasps the handle end of the lever and pulls it out:- wardly 01' ahead sulficient to allow him to place his hat and coat on the posts (5 and 5-. Havin done this he then shoves the handle 7 baektowards said latter posts, the material of the hat and the coat then being between the posts and the lever '7. The material ofthe hat and coat causes the pins 21 and 25 to be moved inwardly and held inwardly, which action swings the forward end of the arm 11 down and holds it down. As the lever 7 is in the closed position the inner end of the arm 13 is held down. After the party has placed his hat and coaton the posts and has closed the lever he then turns the key to the right to bring it to the horizontal position; in so doing he turns down the tongue 37 and the arm 15 following it allows the catch 15 to engage the hooked end of the lever 7 and consequently lock it against movement. The hat and coat accordingly cannot be removed and as the inner ends of the arms 13 and 11 have been brought to a position where they are entirely clear of the slots 35 and 36 in the horizontal position of the key, the key can be removed. The party then can go about his business. Upon returning he inserts the key and turns it to its vertical position and in so doing releases the catch 15, thereby unlocking the lever 7 and permitting him to swing it outwardly and remove his hat and coat. After he has removed his hat and coat the spring 17 resets the pins 21 and 52 5 into the position shown in Figure 2, by its action on the arm 14., and it also brings the arm 151 to the horizontal position. The 'key cannot thereafter be removed for the reason that it it be brought at this time to the horizontal position, whereby itcould be withdrawn through the slot 31, it will be found that the inner end of the arm 11 is in the slot 35 of the key. This feature is important as, it prevents the key being taken away after the party has removed his hat and coat. As an actual fact when the party has the key his apparel is locked on the hanger and whenhe has his apparel the key is in place on the hanger and cannot be removed. It is also pointed out that when the lever 7 is unlocked and opened the inner end of the arm 13 also enters the slot 31 and prevents the removal of the key.

\Vhilst I have explained the above operation where both a hat and a coat are hung on the posts, the article worksj list the same with either a hat, coat, or other garment, as, from the disclosure, it will be apparent that the placing of a hat on the post 6 will be all that is necessary to actuate the pin Q-t upon the lever 7 being closed, whilst it it be placed on the post 5 the pin 25 will be shifted by the action of the lever. The shifting of either pin results in the required, movement of the bar 2 1.

\Vhilst I have entered into a, detailed description of the various parts it will be readily understood thatl do not wishto be limited to the precise construction shown as this might be modified without departing in the slightest from the spirit of the invention as set forth inv the retained claims.

.Vhat I claim as my invention is:

1. A hunger for supporting, wearing apparel, comprising a support for the apparel and key controlled means reloasably locking the apparel on the support, and meansoperatcd by the removal of the garment, for locking the key when the garment is removed, from the support.

2. A safety hangerfor wearing apparel, comprising a stationary extending post for supporting the apparel, a pivoted lever adapted to pass across the end ofthe post and jam the apparel hung thereon between the lever and the post and a key controlled means for locking the lever in such latter position, and means operated by the removal of the garment, for locking the key when the garment is off the post.

3. A safety hanger for wearing apparel, comprising a stationar extending post for supporting the apparel, a pivoted lover adapted to pass across the end of the post and jam the apparel hung thereon between the lever and the post, and a key controlled lock for locking the lever in such latter position,

in the post and shift-able endwise, said pin being actuated by the apparel suspended from the post and under the influence of the lever and connections associated with the pin and key, whereby upon the lever being locked the key can be removed, and in the unlocked condition of the lever the key cannot be removed. i

5. A'safety han er comprising a perma nently mounted bOC y plate presenting a garment supporting post and a housing above the post, a substantially L-shaped lever having the upper end pivotally mounted and terminating within the housing and the lower end normally crossing the free end of the post, a pivoted spring pressedcateh contained within the housingand e'ngageable with the upper end of the lever and adapted when engaged to lock the lever against move ment, and a key insertible within the housing and engageable with the catch for unlocking the same.

February 1923.

6. A safety hanger, comprising a permanently mounted body plate presenting a garment supporting post and a housing above the post, a substantially L-shaped lever having the upper end pivotally mounted and terminating within the housing and the lower end normally crossing the free end of the post, a pivoted spring pressed catch contained within the housing and engageable with the upper end of the lever and adapted when engaged to lock the lever against move ment, a rocker arm pivotally mounted within the housing, a pin slidably mounted within the post and having one end thereof normally protruding beyond the end of the post and housed within a pocket provided in the lever, a connection between the inner end of the pin and the rocker arm adapted, upon the in shifting of the pin,'to lower one end of the rocker arm, and a key insertible within the housing and engageable with the catch and the rocker arm, said rocker arm permitting of the insertion of the key upon the pin being pressed inwardly by the apparel under the influence of the lever and preventing the removal of the key when the pin is extended within the pocket of the locking lever, and said catch being adapted to lock the locking lever by contact with the inserted key.

Signed at Winnipeg, this 22nd day of SAMUEL s. VINEBERG. 

